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In the end, it all comes down to “who controls the lines of communication.” I would venture to say the T-Mobile/Sprint proposed merger will go through. This is why: *In the wake of 5G competition from China’s Huawei and ZTE, the market and U.S. government call for it. *Current administration appears sympathetic to deregulation as …

“We’re in a very critical period now and it’s important not to give the Iranians the impression that war is inevitable.” – Geneive Abdo, Arabia Foundation As a young girl, I enjoyed spending summers at the beaches of Manhattan and Hermosa in sunny Southern California. I’d lie if I said it was only to swim …

“As the Japanese put it, ‘engineers make the pie grow larger; lawyers only decide how to carve it up.’”  – Derek Bo, President at Harvard, 1983 The recent Supreme Court ruling on Apple Inc. v. Pepper opened the courtroom doors where “iPhone app purchasers can sue the tech giant for antitrust damages over its app …

“There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel good. Perhaps it’s the risk, the gamble. In any event it’s a thing I need.”  –  William Faulkner As a child I took many risks. At times, I calculated in my own mind the risk vs rewards. But there were …

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi Dear readers, I’d like to share a passage I read in Dr. Subhash Sharma’s 2007 book, New Mantras in Corporate Corridors. It reads: “Metaphor of three wise men walking in corporate corridors. Wiseman walking in the corridor on its right side is Adam …

As 2020 approaches, China investing to expand continues to reap the fruits of its investments in the Americas and its Belt Road Initiative. The U.S., heavily indebted to China, invested to survive as it continues to lick its wounds from military wars. “Economic co-dependence” or China’s chosen term “win–win”?  Either way, it is proving to …

In law it is said that “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” One can argue that he or she who is represented by high-price criminal lawyers have fooled themselves into thinking their lawyers will also defend their brand and reputation. Actors and celebrities’ lives are constantly under the spotlight:social media, television, …

Tiger, Congratulations on your 5th Masters Win! Today, thousands of fans in Augusta, Georgia and millions around the world, watched as Eldrick Tont Woods, aka Tiger Woods was awarded the Masters Champion “Green Jacket.” The 2019 Masters Tournament is considered Tiger’s comeback, “Opportunity to come back one of the biggest I’ve had.” Tiger’s “14-year gap …

True Leader “Of the People, For the People and By the People.” Black History Month in the U.S. is seen by some as a time of remembrance and celebration of great leaders who empowered a people and a nation. Still, generation after generation, American black men and women continue to shed tears. Why? The bloody …

“The Western democracies, for example, are out after money and the Eastern Communists are out after power; otherwise they share an identical view of life, and [such] ideologies which accompany identical acts can only be described as a cruel hoax.” – John Wilkinson, 1964 It seems to me that if Americans are honest with themselves …